Kanva Shakha
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Kāṇva Shākha (
Orissa, Karnataka, parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. The Kānva Shākha was quite prevalent around the period of Shankaracharya's birth. The parampara āchārya (main founding guru) for Shukla Yajurveda was sage Yajnavalkya
.
The main Samhita for Kānva Shākha is the Kanva Samhita and the corresponding brahmana is Ishavasya Upanishad and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. The Shrauta Sutra for Kānva Shākha is Katyayana Shrauta Sutra and the Grhya Sutra is Paraskara Grhya Sutram.
The major āchāryas who belonged to the Kānva Shākha included:
- Mandana Mishra), who was the disciple of Shankaracharya.
- Dwaita Siddhanta.
- Akkalkot Swami Samarthrevered as Dattatreya avatara also belonged to the Kānva Shākha.
Traditions
The style of recitation or chanting of the Kānva Shākha is quite distinct compared to the
Shukla Yajurveda and the Kānva Samhita includes 211 additional verses that are not present in the Madhyandina Shakha
.
See also
- Madhyandina Shakha
- Yajurveda